With Jeopardy! superchampion Ken Jennings.

Every Friday I’ll be testing your knowledge with 12 challenging questions on the week’s news events, big and small, including happenings in science, sports, politics, and culture both high and low. The questions are multiple-choice, and time is of the essence: You have 30 seconds to answer, and as the seconds tick away, the question’s point value drops from 50 all the way down to zero, so you’ll want to click on your answer as fast as you possibly can. There’s no penalty for an incorrect answer, so feel free to take a guess if your puny human brain fails you.

At the end of the quiz, you’ll be able to compare your score to that of the average contestant, as well as to the score of a Slate staffer whom I’ve talked into taking the quiz on the record. This week’s contestant is Slatebusiness and economics correspondent Matthew Yglesias.

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Think you can ace my quiz and best Yglesias? Good luck!

Last Sunday, the Daily Mail reported the strange case of Todd Bentley, a Florida revivalist preacher causing controversy in the United Kingdom because of the way he heals his followers: He kicks them in the head. If you're looking for a more pleasant kick in the head, allow me to recommend the latest Slate Quiz, a challenging but invigorating look back at the events of last week.